Keyboard shortcuts and accessibility

Surface Hub has keyboard shortcuts you can use to do things faster or to turn on accessibility features:

Press these keys

To do this

Windows logo key

Go to Start

Windows logo key

+ A

Open quick actions

Windows logo key

+ F

Enter or exit full screen

Windows logo key

+ N

Open Notifications

Windows logo key

+ T

Open Date and time

Windows logo key

+ W

Send to whiteboard

Windows logo key

+ X

Swap sidebars

Windows logo key

+ 1

Open the Call pane in the sidebar/close the sidebar

Windows logo key

+ 2

Open the People pane in the sidebar/close the sidebar

Windows logo key

+ 3

Open the Message pane in the sidebar/close the sidebar

Windows logo key

+ 4

Open the Content pane in the sidebar/close the sidebar

Windows logo key

+ F6

Move keyboard focus between the sidebars, top bar, and bottom bar

Windows logo key

+ F6 + Shift

Move keyboard focus between the sidebars, top bar, and bottom bar in the opposite direction

Windows logo key

+ Tab

Go to Task view

Windows logo key

+ Backspace

Go back

Windows logo key

+ spacebar

Switch input language or keyboard

Windows logo key

+ Enter

Open Narrator

Windows logo key

+ plus (+)

Open Magnifier

Left Alt + left Shift + PrtScn

Turn High Contrast on and off

Left Alt + left Shift + Num Lock

Toggle mouse keys

Right Shift for 8 seconds

Toggle filter keys

Shift 5 times

Toggle sticky keys

Num Lock for 5 seconds

Toggle toggle keys

Windows logo key

+ Esc

End your session

Note

To answer incoming calls, use Windows logo key

+ V to place focus in the call notification. To answer the call, press Tab until you see the focus move to the Accept button. To decline the call, press Tab until you see the focus move to the Decline button.

Hot keys

The Surface Hub keyboard has special keys, called hot keys, that you can use to get things done faster.

Press this hot key

To do this

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Open or close the call pane in the sidebar

Open or close the people pane in the sidebar

Open or close the messaging pane in the sidebar

Open or close the content pane in the sidebar

/

Turn the microphone on or off

/

Turn the cameras on or off

/

Swap sidebars

Open or close Date and time

Open quick actions

Turn screen sharing on or off

Enter or exit full screen for the app you’re using

Send to whiteboard

Go to Task view

End your session

More about accessibility

To get to the accessibility options, select the up arrow next to the notifications icon, and then select Ease of Access.

Narrator reads what’s displayed on the screen, including the contents of the active window, menu options, and text that’s been typed.

Magnifier enlarges different parts of the screen so they’re easier to see.

High Contrast heightens the color contrast of some text and images on the screen so they’re more distinct and easier to identify.

Other accessibility settings can be changed by going to the Settings app—contact your company's support person for help with this.

Notes

If you turn on Narrator, Magnifier, or High Contrast, they'll be turned off after you select I'm done to end your session.

After you turn on High Contrast, you might need to close some apps and reopen them for the change to take effect.